Quick Wear: The Wronged One Becomes Rebellious

Chapter 244: The Merchant's Daughter Wants to Marry the General 41

Now, not only did the seventh brother find a girl from the Shen family who was suitable in all aspects, he also clearly exposed his weaknesses to them.

The old emperor even suspected that the design drawings of the rapid-fire crossbow cart were worked out by the seventh brother himself, and the reason why he took them out in the name of the Shen family girl was to replace the door lintel for the merchant girl.

The old emperor sent Lee Hyun-ji away and asked the eunuch to call the crown prince. The royal father and son had a secret discussion in the imperial study for a long time.

None of this had anything to do with Lee Hyun-ji. He rushed out of the palace before the palace gates were locked, and chased after the carriages in front of him to the newly built County Lord's Mansion.

Shen Guli was also among the guests invited to the palace banquet today. She was not full and asked someone to go to the kitchen to prepare some hot meals as soon as she got off the carriage.

The food at the palace banquet looked exquisite, but without exception it was cold and the portions were very small.

Maybe it was because she drank two glasses of fruit wine to cope with the situation, Shen Guli not only felt hungry but also very thirsty.

"Ms. Shen, please stay!"

As soon as Shen Guli stepped onto the stairs, someone behind her called her. She turned around and asked, "General Xie?"

Xie Rong dismounted from his horse at the gate of the county lady's mansion. Because he was going to attend a banquet in the palace tonight, he was wearing a black brocade robe, which made his figure look more upright.

The moonlight tonight was mostly obscured by dark clouds. She couldn't see the expression on Xie Rong's face clearly, but she felt that he seemed a little strange.

"Xie General, it's so late, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Although the county mansion bestowed upon her by the emperor was not located in a neighborhood where high-ranking officials gathered, it would not be appropriate for a grown man like him to visit her at night if he was seen by others.

But Xie Rong threw away the reins and walked towards her without looking away. "Miss Shen, I have something to say to you."

Shen Guli stepped aside and said, "Thank you, General!"

Since moving into the County Lady's Mansion, the flower hall has never officially received guests. Unexpectedly, the first guest here is Xie Rong.

But after Xie Rong entered the flower hall and sat down, he kept his head down and did not speak.

Shen Guli: -----

She pinched a piece of cherry dessert and ate it in small bites, waiting for Xie Rong to take the initiative.

Xie Rong, who was supposed to have had children at the border, went to the border alone in this life and came back alone.

The cousin from the Xie family did not follow them to the border this time.

I don’t know if the eye drops she used before took effect.

She wanted to take revenge on the Xie family, Xie Rong, and those who had bullied her.

However, Shen Guli knew that it was not entirely the fault of others that she ended up like that in her previous life.

Xie Rong kept his promise and married her, a daughter of a merchant family, as his principal wife. The Xie family also provided her with shelter, preventing her from being schemed against by the Third Prince. Moreover, the Shen family did not kill her in the end, probably because they showed mercy to Xie Rong for his sake.

The reason why she couldn't survive in the mansion was probably because she wasn't strong enough.

Deep in her heart, she had a trace of awe for Xie Rong, the general who used his life as a human shield to protect the territory.

He was not a good husband, but no one could deny that he was not a good general.

Therefore, Shen Guli has not yet carried out her revenge on the Xie family.

Living her life over again, she thought the most important thing was to protect the things that she cherished in her heart and to walk the right path.

She could protect her family. She could also marry the general that her original body wanted to marry. So when Shen Guli looked at Xie Rong now, her eyes were full of tolerance, like a grandmother looking at her grandson.

At most, when she becomes the Seventh Princess, she will choose a wife who is an expert in domestic fighting for Xie Rong and send her to Old Madam Xie as a thank-you gift from her previous life.

However, there is no need for more friendship.

After an unknown amount of time, Xie Rong's shoulders moved slightly. "I once had a dream."

Xie Rong spoke faintly.

Shen Guli raised her eyebrows, put down the pastry in her hand, did not interrupt his narration, and just listened quietly to what he was going to say next.

"In my dream, in order to repay Miss Shen for saving my life, I was willing to marry Miss Shen as my legal wife."

Shen Guli didn't show it on her face, but she was shocked in her heart. Could it be that this person has memories of his previous life?

Shen Guli remained calm and said, "General Xie, this is a bit inappropriate, I will just pretend I didn't hear it."

Xie Rong shook his head and continued: "Although it's just a dream, I-----" But he still wanted to tell Miss Shen.

He always felt that it was not just a groundless dream, and some of the things predicted in the dream had actually come true.

Shen Guli waved her hands, "Thank you, General. I am now the county lady, the Seventh Prince's fiancée, and the future Seventh Prince's Consort!"

Xie Rong opened his mouth, but all the words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat and he couldn't spit them out.

He wanted to tell her that the war on the border was intense and he was on the verge of death. In order to comfort his mother's anxious heart, he accepted the concubine his mother sent him to leave a bloodline for himself.

At that time, he did not consider his first wife who was far away in Beijing taking care of his parents for him.

After several years, his children were born one after another. It was not until he was about to return to Beijing that he remembered his wife with whom he had married.

He gave the two concubines who gave birth to his children and were his mistresses the status of concubines, but they would never surpass the position of his first wife as the main wife.

When he returns to Beijing, he will also ask for a title for his wife.

But he didn't expect that his wife died suddenly before the emperor's edict of bestowing the title came down.

Only then did he realize that his wife was not living well in the Xie Mansion. His wife's maid hated him, accused him of being heartless, and denounced the Xie family's secret methods of torturing people.

General Xie, who was decisive in killing people on the battlefield, did not dare to investigate the cause of his wife's death. In the mansion were his mother, his brother and his sister-in-law, and the aunt of his children who accompanied him on the frontier.

As for his first wife, he looked at the thin woman lying in the coffin, and in addition to deep guilt, there was also an unavoidable sense of strangeness.

But now, Miss Shen was sitting in front of him in real life, without any separation of several years. On the contrary, he wanted to be closer to Miss Shen than he had in his dream.

But the Miss Shen in reality did not agree to marry me.

Yes, the current Miss Shen was living a much better life than the Xie Shen in his dreams. Xie Rong slowly closed his mouth.

Ever since he learned that the blueprints for the crossbow were provided by Miss Shen, the dreams he hadn't had for a long time started to appear one after another, and they were all about Miss Shen.

He thought he needed to have a good talk with Miss Shen before anything was decided.

But judging from Miss Shen's current performance, there was probably no need for him to continue talking.

Marrying the Seventh Prince might be better than what happened in my dream.

Just when they were all silent, a clear voice broke through the quiet night.

"Hey, why is General Xie coming to the county lady's residence at this time?" Li Xuanzhi strode into the flower hall, followed by the doorman who was jogging behind him.